Hi Matthew, > Sometimes the capacitors leak and that'll pretty much kill > it. Do you see fuzzy brown stuff around the base of the > silver caps on the logic board? Sometimes it looks like dust, > but if you look more closely, you can tell it isn't.
I'm just giving it its 5 minute delay as stated on the PSU 'cos I've been checking voltages on the motherboard but there's nothing at all there. Once it's rested for a bit I'll dismantle it; problem is they really went to town with the hot glue on the caps didn't they! > Could be dead power supply too (doesn't necessarily have to > be the fuse). Video card won't keep it from powering up. Is > this the model that had to be dropped onto the table due to > the parts coming loose in shipping? (Just a tad before my time). Heh, don't know. Back when this machine came out I was a DEC VAX systems programmer :) How high did it have to be dropped from? Cheers -- Adrian/Witchy Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o( -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
